McTagart Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
McTagart Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Son of the Priest (Gaelic Mac-an-t-shagairt] The Gaelic word for ‘priest’ (nom. case) is sagart; for the rule as to eclipsis see the note under Mac Intyre.
McTagart Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 21 | 1:178,248 | 6,976 |
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
McTagart Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Son of the Priest (Gaelic Mac-an-t-shagairt] The Gaelic word for ‘priest’ (nom. case) is sagart; for the rule as to eclipsis see the note under Mac Intyre.
McTagart Demographics
McTagart Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McTagart Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McTagart Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McTagart is found most in Costa Rica. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McTagart? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 11,742,229th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McTagart live; 50 percent live in Central America and 50 percent live in Hispano-Central America.
The surname is most numerous in Costa Rica, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 4,780,069. In Costa Rica McTagart is most frequent in: San José Province, where 100 percent reside. Barring Costa Rica this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 50 percent reside and The United States, where 50 percent reside.
McTagart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McTagart has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McTagart last name declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.
McTagart Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the McTagart last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McTaugart | 94 | 0 | / |
| McTaggairt | 89 | 2 | / |
| McTaggartt | 89 | 0 | / |
| McCtaggart | 89 | 0 | / |
| McTegart | 88 | 24 | / |
| McTaggar | 88 | 1 | / |
| McTagert | 88 | 1 | / |
| McTagard | 88 | 0 | / |
| McTeggart | 82 | 80 | / |
| McTagertt | 82 | 15 | / |
| McToggart | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mgtaggart | 82 | 1 | / |
| McTaggard | 82 | 0 | / |
| McTaggort | 82 | 0 | / |
| McTeggert | 71 | 2 | / |
| McStoggort | 67 | 0 | / |
| McTeighert | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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